States such as Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota and Wyoming are competing with each other.
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Anita Hill started a national conversation about sexual harassment 25 years ago, but many U.S. employees still have no legal protections.
It’s been 25 years since Anita Hill’s allegations of sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas brought the issue into the national spotlight. Next week, HBO will release a drama starring Kerry Washington that reprises the controversy of the Justice’s Supreme Court nomination hearings in 1991. Since workplace sexual harassment has been part of the national conversation for over two decades, you might assume that the issue is basically settled, or at least that there are protections in place for all employees.
Four Reasons Why The Most Successful People Are Great Collaborators
Specialized knowledge doesn’t go very far all on its own.
Ever own an ant farm growing up? If you did—or if you’ve seen just about any nature special on TV—you know that the dedicated specialization of an ant colony is a sight to behold. Our own evolutionary path would be very different without the power of collaboration that’s found virtually everywhere in the natural world.
The Surprising Impact Of A Referral On Promotions For African-American Workers
The subject of a new study reveals that a well-placed referral can boost the upward career mobility of African-Americans.
Job searches can be fraught with false starts or dead ends. That’s why there’s some truth to the old chestnut, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” And recent research from Tufts and Stony Brook University reveals that Facebook friends—especially those who you don’t know very well—could provide the all-important referral that lands the job. The study found that 90% of these so-called “weak ties” helped get friends jobs.
The Hidden Power In Trusting Your Gut Instincts
Trusting your gut old is age-old advice for a reason: Your instincts are usually right. Take these steps to stop second-guessing yourself.
It’s one of the most commonly doled out nuggets of professional advice: “Go with your gut.” But it’s a very challenging system to consistently implement.
We Need To Redesign Work To Fight Bias, Because People Won’t Get Any Less Sexist
A new book explains that it’s not that hard to change the systems at your company so that the bias of your employees doesn’t have a chance to affect business decisions.
Leaning in doesn’t always work. If you ask for a raise and you’re female, studies suggest that your manager might be less likely to want to work with you afterward; you’ve violated gender norms. If you get offered a new job and try to negotiate better compensation, it might backfire (in extreme cases, it might even cost you your job offer).
This App Takes A New Approach To Sex Ed: Fun
The just-launched Juicebox meets teens where they are at: on their smartphones, looking for answers to their most embarrassing questions.
Since Brianna Rader started to build a sex-ed app about a year ago, she has spent many afternoons staked out in suburban shopping malls.
How A Producer Behind “Veep” Is Helping Women Get A Leg Up In Comedy
With PYPO (Put Your Pretty On), an online comedy platform for women, Stephanie Laing is trying to provide opportunities that she never had.
Stephanie Laing recalls the moment she started to think about doing more than just producing some of the most popular comedies on television—such as Eastbound and Down, Veep, and Danny McBride’s upcoming HBO series Vice Principals. Her daughter was four at the time, and they were rushing out the door to go somewhere. Suddenly her daughter stopped. “Hold on,” she said, “I have to put my pretty on.”
How West Elm Became An Unlikely Incubator Of Independent Design
Through the Local program, West Elm is supporting independent designers—and building its own brand to boot.
Most independent designers would kill for a mass retailer to sell their work—unless it put them out of business. One of the harsh realities of partnering with large companies—which increasingly see independent design as a way to differentiate their wares from competitors’—is meeting demand. Making 100 of a particular item is not the same thing as making thousands; in many cases, a sudden large order from a retailer could throw the supply chain out of whack. Moreover, buying the materials and supplies to make an order often requires a large investment that can be financially burdensome.
Wireless carriers look for new products, sales approach
Wireless carriers are trying to stay relevant in a technology industry dominated by nimble software makers
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